tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post7555710150891156156..comments2018-03-19T07:57:06.685-07:00Comments on new happenings at the table and whatever: Christmas CountdownAnne in the kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-67019500722790137102017-08-08T09:34:20.503-07:002017-08-08T09:34:20.503-07:00I can&#39;t so I rely on a ruler and lots of trimm...I can&#39;t so I rely on a ruler and lots of trimming at the end!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-450075342421684352017-08-08T08:53:50.933-07:002017-08-08T08:53:50.933-07:00What a great Idea! I don&#39;t know if I can cut ...What a great Idea! I don&#39;t know if I can cut a straight line. But I will try.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-43359136170257338822017-08-08T08:22:41.261-07:002017-08-08T08:22:41.261-07:00It seems like time is just flying by, and I do kno...It seems like time is just flying by, and I do know Christmas will be here before I am good and ready for it.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-66285436335964510912017-08-08T07:15:13.752-07:002017-08-08T07:15:13.752-07:00These are so cute! I don&#39;t usually buy too mu...These are so cute! I don&#39;t usually buy too much at Christmas, we tend to give cash to our adult kids. I have been saving that however, Christmas comes far too soon each year if you are unpreparedCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-36828815788515716322017-08-07T11:09:00.693-07:002017-08-07T11:09:00.693-07:00They are great for those small things you want to ...They are great for those small things you want to wrap but have no boxes that will fit. And there is no way I would ever buy tiny boxes!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-18911847913190521302017-08-07T10:41:10.827-07:002017-08-07T10:41:10.827-07:00Anne, I love your card boxes! What a great idea! ...Anne, I love your card boxes! What a great idea! I have the cards I received last year, tucked away, somewhere - I shall make a few boxes using them! Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-43006635056424682522017-08-06T21:45:13.655-07:002017-08-06T21:45:13.655-07:00I am not in Christmas mode, but time is whizzing p...I am not in Christmas mode, but time is whizzing past me and if I wait I will be behind before I ever start.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-73296108872464180972017-08-06T21:44:22.952-07:002017-08-06T21:44:22.952-07:00A gift with a story__what could be better?A gift with a story__what could be better?Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-7941421833571256432017-08-06T21:43:50.834-07:002017-08-06T21:43:50.834-07:00I started as soon as Christmas was done. I even ha...I started as soon as Christmas was done. I even have a couple I wrapped before I put the Chirstmas paper away.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-70426599003686243502017-08-06T18:41:10.509-07:002017-08-06T18:41:10.509-07:00Definitely not in the Christmas mode here. I hope ...Definitely not in the Christmas mode here. I hope I can remember this great idea in a couple of months.live and learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-35043261412231995342017-08-06T17:45:54.577-07:002017-08-06T17:45:54.577-07:00GMTA! I bought College Boy some Xmas gifties this...GMTA! I bought College Boy some Xmas gifties this morning in Pierre SD.....at a gas station convenience store of all places. lolslugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-80277467641967872462017-08-06T16:05:52.640-07:002017-08-06T16:05:52.640-07:00Some people think I&#39;m crazy, but I&#39;ve star...Some people think I&#39;m crazy, but I&#39;ve started my Christmas shopping with small things I find on sale. I&#39;ve made boxes out of cards before. It&#39;s not very difficult and they look so cute.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-35920806951174464692017-08-06T15:40:53.551-07:002017-08-06T15:40:53.551-07:00Light and practical is good. One year we went to E...Light and practical is good. One year we went to Europe right after Christmas and everything was travel related. Nothing says Merry Christmas like TSA approved luggage locks right?Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-38559008053261412017-08-06T15:01:31.632-07:002017-08-06T15:01:31.632-07:00Seems we mostly get photo cards, but I&#39;m not o...Seems we mostly get photo cards, but I&#39;m not of a mind to see what I have left form odds and ends, and from by gone years. Love them for gift cards. I have a few gifts for my girls, and one of a similar item for all three purchased already. As we are hoping for the big family trip to France next summer, Christmas will be light and practical. SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-11339484495158144182017-08-06T14:25:24.682-07:002017-08-06T14:25:24.682-07:00I was at Michael&#39;s Monday morning and Hallowee...I was at Michael&#39;s Monday morning and Halloween was everywhere, then I saw the beginnings of Halloween candy on the shelves at CVS. It kind of freaked me out, because it&#39;s just the first week of August. We do cash and small gifts at Christmas for our sons, but I have a granddaughter and I get to buy her lots of fun stuff.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-90203326917669627682017-08-06T13:43:44.151-07:002017-08-06T13:43:44.151-07:00This is funny, Anne, because this morning during o...This is funny, Anne, because this morning during our walk I suddenly told Greg &quot;It&#39;s August. Christmas is going to be here soon, I need to get started on my shopping!&quot; and he looked at me like I was crazy, despite the fact that I always say the same thing, every year, ha.<br /><br />I love the boxes you made, you are so resourceful. If I had any old greeting cards, I&#39;d try it, but we really don&#39;t get any of those anymore and if we do, I just pitch them after Christmas unless they&#39;re particularly pretty and then I keep them to display them again the following year. My brother from Paris sent me one a couple of years ago that is a skyline of Paris and I love it so it&#39;s now part of my Christmas decorations.<br /><br />I&#39;m running out of inspiration for Christmas presents, though. This might be the year when we just give cash to everyone so they can buy themselves whatever it is they want or need. It&#39;s sad because I always loved having tons of presents under the tree and, with 6 kids at home for a while, we had tons of them. But nowadays everyone either needs cash or wants some expensive electronic gadget.<br /><br />I haven&#39;t seen the Halloween decorations in the stores yet but they&#39;re coming, you&#39;re right. Our kids go back to school in less than a week so the Halloween stuff will probably be up by next weekend, I&#39;m sure :(Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654610295436446555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-9918743992692765972017-08-06T13:40:12.994-07:002017-08-06T13:40:12.994-07:00I love beautiful packages, but don&#39;t like to c...I love beautiful packages, but don&#39;t like to contribute to all the excessive paper use and prefer to recycle things, as I use up my paper stash (bought from school fundraisers years ago) I am slowly going to reusable fabric wrappings for family gifts. I just have to save the wrapping and tying for lesser arthritic days because somedays the paws just don&#39;t function.. Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-34399070294523558992017-08-06T13:16:53.078-07:002017-08-06T13:16:53.078-07:00Love your creativity. I am a multi-gift giver too...Love your creativity. I am a multi-gift giver too. And wrapping is a trial and a torment for me. My recalcitrant hands don&#39;t follow instructions at all well. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-92228298428433330842017-08-06T12:48:39.379-07:002017-08-06T12:48:39.379-07:00If I were in court I would swear June and July las...If I were in court I would swear June and July lasted only about 2 weeks. It seems to me that once school starts (and I have no one in school) the holiday season is almost here.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-19166815226866019652017-08-06T12:46:48.452-07:002017-08-06T12:46:48.452-07:00I am like that and it is never intentional Christm...I am like that and it is never intentional Christmas buying, but if I am out and I see something someone would like I do buy it.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-35872570451493571062017-08-06T12:34:44.511-07:002017-08-06T12:34:44.511-07:00That&#39;s a very novel way to gift wrap. I actual...That&#39;s a very novel way to gift wrap. I actually kept some old cards because I enjoy cutting bits and pieces out of them to make new, original cards. And I was just thinking &quot;goodness, she&#39;s already getting started with Christmas&quot;, but then I realized I already have about 5 gifts each for both my sons and daughters-in-law. I think it&#39;s just a question of having some ideas and then picking up small things that catch your eye isn&#39;t it. That way, at least, I enjoy it. If I left it all to the last minute I would hate it. AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388810380797297879.post-4058989208658963342017-08-06T11:44:37.330-07:002017-08-06T11:44:37.330-07:00My three grown children would snoop! I am 70 and o...My three grown children would snoop! I am 70 and older than you, but you cannot imagine how fast things go by as you get older. I love the boxes and have made a few. You really are getting a jump on Christmas. Most people just mean they are shopping not wrapping/boxing. You are so right about the holidays coming on top of each other and zooming into view.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.com